White queen [[electronic resource] ] : May French-Sheldon and the imperial origins of American feminist identity / / Tracey Jean Boisseau

• Autore: Boisseau Tracey Jean
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42/092
• Soggetto topico: Feminists - United States; Women explorers - Africa; Nationalism and feminism - United States; Feminism - United States - History; Imperialism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; TOC; List of illustrations; acknowledgments; Introduction: A Tale of Imperial Feminism; 1. The Caravan Trek to Kilimanjaro; 2. Self-Discovery; 3. Forging a Feminine Colonial Method; 4. Sex and the Sultans; 5. Confessions of a White Queen; 6. An Imperial Spy in the Congo; 7. A Plantation Mistress in Liberia; 8. Taking Feminism on the Road; 9. Masquerading as the Subject of Feminism; 10. The Queen, the Sheik, the Sultana, and the Female Spectator; Conclusion: The White Queen in the Mirror, orReflections on the Construction of White Feminist Identity; notes; bibliography; index
• Sommario/riassunto: ""... Boisseau recontextualizes U.S. feminism in the cinematic 20th century. White Queen challenges the narratives we have told about ourselves and illuminates the imperialism and celebrity worship that lurks within American feminism yet today."" -- Lee Quinby, Harter Chair, Hobart and William Smith CollegesMay French-Sheldon's improbable public career began with an expedition throughout East Africa in 1891. She led a large entourage dressed in a long, flowing white dress and blonde wig, wi
• Titolo autorizzato: White queen
• ISBN: 9786612071331; 1-282-07133-5; 0-253-11102-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910449860103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II